A song for the new Depression.
This segment first aired Oct. 5, 2008 on the “Dave’s Gone By” program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz. Full episodes also available on youtube, Facebook (davesgoneby), Spotify, and on DavesGoneBy.com.
The song was also played on the Nov. 2, 2008 episode of the Dr. Demento Show.
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CRAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN
(Lyrics: David Lefkowitz. Music: Milton Ager’s 1929 song, “Happy Days are Here Again”)
Banks are failing
Feds are bailing
Look at all the falling stock
War, inflation
Dying nation
Smashing upon Plymouth Rock
Crappy days are here again
The world is filled with fear again
Our savings disappear again
Crappy days are here again
Grab your money from the bank
And hock your clothes to fill your tank
We have George Bush and greed to thank
Crappy days are here again
My, how the deficit’s grown
And good luck getting a loan!
See the banks go up in smoke
And all the brokers going broke
Just like the New York Mets, they choke
Crappy days are here again
Everybody’s lost and numb
And frightened of the days to come
But there are no towers to leap from
Crappy days are here again.
One thing we all know for certain
No one’s hurtin’… at Halliburton
Crappy days will hit us hard
Keep maxing out that credit card
While other countries we bombard
Crappy days are here again!
(slowly) Everyone is sad and stressed
Depression leaves us all depressed
America’s been repossessed
Crappy days are here again.
© 2008 Dave Lefkowitz
